Apply the concept of negative feedback mechanisms by comparing a home heating system to the regulation of body temperature in the human body.

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a) Set the thermostat to 70 degrees F. b) Room temperature drops
below 70 degrees; furnace comes on. c) Room temperature rises until
it reaches approximately 70 degrees. 4) Thermostat transmits signal
to shut off furnace. The human body operates in an analogous way
through the use of a receptor and control center (thermostat
located in the hypothalamus) and an effector (the heating system)
to regulate body temperature.